[Windows & Ubuntu] Breaking change : Maven 3.8.* version will be updated to Maven 3.9.* from January 10,2025

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Breaking changes

Maven 3.8.* version will be removed and 3.9.* will be added from January 10,2025

Target date

Image deployment will start on January 06,2025 and will take 2-3 days

The motivation for the changes

Updating the maven version to the latest i.e, 3.9.9. Customers will be able to use the latest version.

Possible impact

If your projects depend on maven 3.8.* they might be broken.

Platforms affected

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions

Runner images affected

• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04
• Ubuntu 24.04
• macOS 12
• macOS 13
• macOS 13 Arm64
• macOS 14
• macOS 14 Arm64
• macOS 15
• macOS 15 Arm64
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022

Mitigation ways

Customers should be able to use the latest version of Maven 3.9.*
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